International insurance broker Howden Group’s CEO & global health practice head Glenn Thomas said the post-Covid demand for medical insurance has increased worldwide, and that will stay for some time. “In markets where health insurance is discretionary and complementary, we have seen big increases in demand because of pressures on the state system,” he said. Howden is seeing high growth in the purchase of employee benefits cover and is expecting this segment to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 25-30% for the next three years.
According to Thomas, employers do not withdraw benefits once introduced because employees see value in them. At the same time, the cost of cover keeps rising. “Medical inflation is higher than general inflation. Also, while technology tends to make businesses more efficient, in the health sector it is used to find ways for people to live longer or new treatments that are more expensive.
At the employers’ end, there’s a much greater emphasis on supporting mental health and well-being for employees. The reason for this is that employers have seen the consequence of ill health in the workplace. “They’ve seen the pressures that some of their employees have been under and need that help to get back,” he said.
“In many countries, we are seeing a war for talent and the emphasis is on making sure you support employees and provide some flexibility for them to work, making sure that you support their mental and physical health as well,” he said.
According to Thomas, post-Covid, India was the worst affected in the life insurance markets.
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